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ANTHERAEA MYLITTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Antheraea mylitta mean?
• ANTHERAEA MYLITTA (noun)
The noun ANTHERAEA MYLITTA has 1 sense:
1. oriental moth that produces brownish silk
Familiarity information: ANTHERAEA MYLITTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oriental moth that produces brownish silk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Antheraea mylitta; tussah; tusseh; tusser; tussore; tussur
Hypernyms ("Antheraea mylitta" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("Antheraea mylitta" is a member of...):
Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)
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